… Invite Butterflies to Your Garden Plant milkweed, coneflowers, and dill to attract butterflies Butterflies add active beauty to any outdoor space. Invite them into your … by the #girldinner trend, we put together a fresh-from-the-garden #butterflydinner plate for some of our favorite summer visitors (a “girl dinner” is a solo spread of grab-and-go bites). … Plant milkweed, coneflowers, and dill to attract butterflies Butterflies add active beauty to any outdoor space. Invite them into your …
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… Frost descended on area pumpkins shortly before Halloween. Our gardens will soon settle in for a winter’s sleep, but for now, let’s carry the taste of summer into our holiday mocktails and cocktails. Citrusy and savory herbs and spices add a little zing to hot and cold beverages. Fresh herbs like rosemary, thyme, mint, basil and lemon verbena are … “muddled” and mixed into a drink. Muddling is gently crushing herbs, fruits or spices to release their oils, flavors and fragrance. You can use a fork or purchase a bar tool called a …
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… happen and what can you do about it? Adam Dooling, director of plant collections, responds to this gardener’s question. My tulips looked great the first spring, but there have been fewer … where tulips were introduced in the sixteenth century. The environment there is ideal for growing tulips. It’s mostly surrounded by sea, and has well-drained soil, long days, and a … how a new variety will perform in the landscape over the long term. It’s often a tradeoff: To get gorgeous flowers, they sacrifice vigor. T. kaufmanniana T. clusiana ‘Lady Jane’ ' T. …
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… than normal or if they haven’t been divided in 10 years. By digging the clumps in late August to early September, you give the new divisions a chance to settle their roots before frost arrives. Water the plants well a day or so before you dig and … any broken roots and foliage and replant each section in your garden. Provide even moisture for these plants right up to frost. Daylilies prefer full sun but will tolerate partially shaded …
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… Iris ‘Carol Ellen Ramsey’ is an amazing blend of colors that demands to be noticed. The standards are a blend of pale lavender and champagne yellow with lavender purple streaks. The falls are pale lavender fading to white with gold rims and gold to purple beards. It is classified as a Border Bearded Iris with stalks that stand 26” high and blooms in early to mid season. It is an excellent cut flower and is attractive to …
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… away,” someone said. In my 25 years at the Chicago Botanic Garden, no one has ever called me to say, “Hey, Tom, come look at the roses; they look great today!” I’m in charge of plant … Botanical Garden lost all their roses to a virus called rose rosette disease. I don’t just get calls about diseases or pests such as the emerald ash borer . I get called to the … soil, and the plant’s history over the years. Tom Tiddens and a plant healthcare specialist’s best friend head out to play fetch. I also work with the horticulturists on preventive care, …
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… full moon is lovely enough, but the upcoming one is a gift from nature—and the perfect time to take a night walk. On Monday, April 26, head outside to see the "pink" supermoon. Whether you prefer to walk in solitude or with … for frogs, owls, and whippoorwills. We love moths and other night pollinators . Here’s an easy way to see them and get kids involved: Hold up a white towel or cloth, and shine a …
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… celebrations because their evidence of life in the bleak midwinter was a promise of spring to come: holly, ivy, berries, pine trees. Plants from your own landscape can bring an echo of … such as arborvitae, won't resprout if you cut back as far as the bare, brown part of a branch. For a wreath that combines deep green with tones of golden brown, dried hydrangea blossoms are a … ends of one bunch with the branch tips of another so the cut ends don't show, and work your way around the wreath. Don't cut the wire; instead, keeping using the paddle to guide it around …
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